Job Description:
The Senior Manager, Strategic Finance is a critical member of the Corporate Strategic Finance team, which owns a variety of enterprise-level performance management responsibilities, including enterprise performance measurement and commentary, planning, valuation, goal setting, and analytics. This role will report into the VP Corporate FP&A.
What are we looking for?
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10+ year's experience of strategic finance experience and a Bachelor’s Degree
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Expertise in overseeing financial planning and reporting, including processes & leading strategic dialogues with senior leaders regarding outputs and insights. Experience and broad understanding of financial consolidation processes
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Problem Solving – can look to a broad range of solutions, navigates complex subject matters and perseveres in identifying appropriate solutions.
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Business Acumen – broad understanding of different areas of the business, key drivers and performance metrics.
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Highly skilled at generating data reports, analysis, and scorecards for current performance and for future performance forecasts taking into account a range of complex factors and variables and presenting such results effectively to senior leaders.
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Ability to business partner and facilitate complex and sensitive discussions to influence business processes, governance & systems.
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Strategic Agility – forward-thinking in anticipating future consequences and trends.
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High attention to detail, precision and focus on quality work outputs.
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Independent Thinking – unafraid to think outside the box and propose fresh perspectives.
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Team oriented, goals oriented, and flexible with proven track record in collaborating with multiple stakeholders
What will be your key responsibilities?
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Support periodic management reporting by preparing accurate, timely review of financial performance, recommending reporting enhancements to highlight value creation opportunities, and leveraging digital tools to compliment financial KPIs (i.e., customer, commodity, PVM, and operational metrics)
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Support analysis and insights of financial performance and resource allocation for recurring leadership meetings (i.e., MLT, Board, Family, Senior Leadership)
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Team liaison to FinTech to ensure digital tools and financial reporting systems support business requirements
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Lead quarterly Insight Series to ensure topics are relevant to FP&A communities, organize guest speakers, and lead analysis together with team members to provide actionable insights and tools to support value creation
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Collaborate with Connected Integrated Planning Team and Global FP&A leads to ensure that planning and forecast submissions support enterprise management reviews
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Support IVCP process through analysis, insights, and summary of results for management reviews
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Support ad hoc projects in alignment with Senior Director of Strategic Finance and Segment CFOs to unlock value creation
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Play an important role towards other team members (T3/T2) by occasionally coaching and delegating tasks in agreement with the Senior Director of Strategic Finance
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Serve as a key resource for the Corporate VP of Strategic Finance & Connected Planning and the Mars, Inc. CFO
What can you expect from Mars?
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Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
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Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
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Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
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An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
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For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
